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noun · masculinesecond declension

mītulus

mītulus m (genitive mītulī)
Classical[ˈmiː.tʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.tu.lus]

Meaning

  1. a kind of edible mussel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemītulusmītulī
mȳtilī
genitivemītulī
mȳtilī		mītulōrum
mȳtilōrum
dativemītulō
mȳtilō		mītulīs
mȳtilīs
accusativemītulum
mȳtilum		mītulōs
mȳtilōs
ablativemītulō
mȳtilō		mītulīs
mȳtilīs
vocativemītule
mȳtile		mītulī
mȳtilī

mītŭlus and mȳtŭlus (mȳtĭlus), n, m., = μύτυλος,
I. a kind of mussel, seamussel, Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 160; 32, 9, 36, § 111; also, mutulus, Cato, R. R. 158; Hor. S. 2, 4, 28.

Origins

Unclear; probably related to Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse; shellfish, mussel”). Compare mys, myax (= Ancient Greek μύαξ (múax)), myisca (= Ancient Greek μῠΐσκη (mŭḯskē)), all names of shellfish.

Descendants
  • Italiannicchio
  • Siciliannicchiu

Quick answers

What does mītulus mean in Latin?
mītulus, a noun, means “a kind of edible mussel”.
What is the genitive of mītulus?
The genitive singular is mītulī. mītulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce mītulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmiː.tʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmiː.tu.lus].